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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relative of the consul's still technically lives in town?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

2. Who is one of the few remaining members of the consul's household staff that Yvonne talks to?
(a) The maid.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The painter.
(d) The driver.

3. Who is Yvonne?
(a) The consul's estranged wife.
(b) The consul's nurse.
(c) The consul's mother.
(d) The consul's sister.

4. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1739.
(d) 2039.

5. What do Monsieur Laruelle and the doctor discuss about Geoffrey in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is a raging alcoholic.
(b) That he is the wisest man in town.
(c) That he should get married soon.
(d) That he is a very wealthy man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?

2. To which alcohol does the consul briefly consider switching to after he has fallen down?

3. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?

4. What does the consul insist fortifies him as much as food?

5. Whose house do Yvonne and the consul pass on their way home upon her return?

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